Meet Cheryl Goodman, head of corporate communications at Sony Electronics. Read the Q&A below, get to know Cheryl and find out why she is proud to have Sony Electronics’ North American headquarters located here in San Diego. What is your “day job”? Every day, in Corporate Communications for Sony, I unearth and translate the deep […]
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San Diego employers endorse regional goal to create 50,000 new quality jobs within small businesses by 2030
Today, San Diego Regional EDC and its employer-led Inclusive Growth Steering Committee officially endorsed a regional goal to create 50,000 new quality jobs within small businesses by 2030. Driven by EDC’s latest study release, Equipping Small Businesses to Compete, the regional goal and accompanying set of employer recommendations aim to help small businesses in San […]
Meet our Board: Manuel Rodriguez
Meet Manuel Rodriguez, market president and commercial banking team leader at U.S. Bank. Read the Q&A below, get to know Manuel and find out how U.S. Bank’s mission aligns well with the work EDC is doing. What is your “day job”? As the San Diego market president and commercial banking team leader at U.S. Bank, […]
Meet our Board: Tom Pellette
Meet Tom Pellette, President of Solar Turbines. Read the Q&A below to get to know Tom and find out why a global company, like Solar Turbines, finds value in San Diego Regional EDC. What is your “day job”? As President, I am responsible for driving Solar Turbines’ strategic direction as we design, develop, manufacture, and […]
Planck Aerosystems wins Defense Innovation Voucher Program Grand Prize
Planck Aerosystems, a technology company that develops specialized drones, was awarded a $25,000 voucher as part of its participation in the inaugural Defense Innovation Voucher Program (DIV) Grand Prize Pitch. Launched in 2018 to help small and mid-sized defense companies in San Diego scale, the DIV Program worked directly with 15 local defense companies throughout […]
Investor Spotlight: Aerotek
San Diego Regional EDC welcomes new investor Aerotek to its membership of more than 180 companies in the region. Headquartered in Maryland, this privately-owned staffing company has more than 230 integrated offices throughout the United States and Canada. They have had a presence in San Diego County for 25-plus years, currently operating out of San […]
Meet our Board: Dennis Doucette
For the next installment in our Board Member Spotlight series, we are pleased to introduce Dennis Doucette, partner at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP. Read the Q&A below and get to know Dennis and how he effects San Diego’s economic development outside of his role as one of EDC’s board members. What is your […]
San Diego’s Economic Pulse – May 2019
Each month the California Employment Development Department (EDD) releases employment data for the prior month. This edition of San Diego’s Economic Pulse covers April 2019. Check out EDC’s research bureau for more data and stats about San Diego’s economy. This report is sponsored by Manpower San Diego. Highlights include: The region’s unemployment rate was 3.0 percent in […]
Your Vote Matters: DIV Grand Prize Pitch event on May 23
Small businesses + defense economy = our future. It’s simple math. Small businesses represent 98% of San Diego companies The defense economy supports 1 in 5 jobs in San Diego That’s why EDC is focused on helping small and mid-sized defense companies grow. What is DIV? In 2018, we launched the Defense Innovation Voucher Program(DIV). […]
Another memorable evening for San Diego: EDC’s 2019 Annual Dinner
Thank you to everyone who attended San Diego Regional EDC’s 53rd Annual Dinner, underwritten by Point Loma Nazarene University. At the event on May 2, 2019, we honored Dr. Karen Haynes, president of CSU San Marcos, with the Herb Klein Civic Leadership Award presented by Sony Electronics and ResMed with the Duane Roth Renaissance Award, […]